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2009 WINNER - BEST CLASSICAL ALBUM - LATIN GRAMMY

Ms. Rubinsky has recorded all of Villa-Lobos’ piano music for the Naxos label. A boxed set featuring all 8 volumes is planned for release in 2010.

Sonia Rubinsky reflects the great tradition of virtuoso pianists: a profound musical commitment combined with an exciting and refined technical gift. Her repertoire encompasses all periods from the Baroque to the present day. Born in Brazil of Slavic origin, she has lived in Israel, and most of her adult life in New York and Paris. She holds a Doctorate and Master of Musical Arts degrees from The Juilliard School, having studied with Beveridge Webster, Vlado Perlemuter, Jacob Lateiner, William Daghlian, BenjaminRead more Oren and Olga Normanha. Arthur Rubinstein singled out her strong musical temperament. Rubinsky is a worldwide acclaimed soloist with celebrated orchestras, as well as a highly praised recitalist. She has recorded the complete piano works of Villa-Lobos in eight volumes, the first of which was one of the five best releases of 1999, while the fifth was Editor’s Choice of October 2006, both in The Gramophone magazine.Read less

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